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BITS & PIECES DELL INTRO'S FIRST VR-READY PRECISION TOWER WORKSTATIONS ROUND ROCK, TX — Dell (www.dell.com) has announced new VR-ready solu- tions that features a refined set of criteria for optimal VR experience, whether consuming or creating VR content. Dell has defined VR-ready solutions by three criteria: Minimum CPU, memory, and graphics requirements to support optimal VR viewing experiences; graphics drivers that are qualified to work reliably with these solutions; performance tests conducted by Dell using test criteria based on HMD (head-mounted display) suppliers, ISVs or third-party benchmarks where available. Working closely with its hardware and software partners, Dell is formalizing its commitment to the future of VR by delivering solutions that are optimized for VR consumption and creation alongside mainstream professional ISV appli- cations used by professional customers. "Dell Precision has been delivering immersive computing experiences for many years, including 3D immersive caves, vis-walls, and simulation and military applications," says Rahul Tikoo, executive director and general manager, Dell Precision workstations. "This next generation of VR brings immersive visualiza- tion to the masses by democratizing the technology. The implementations are endless, and Precision aims to address the need for more rigor when profes- sional creators demand the utmost in performance and reliability while building incredible VR content." Dell also announced upgrades to its Dell Precision Tower Workstations to meet the needs of professional creators, with increased performance, graphics and memory for VR content creation. The newly refreshed Dell Precision Tower 5810, 7810 and 7910 Workstations and Rack 7910 have been upgraded with new Intel Broadwell EP Processors that have more cores and performance for multi-threaded applications that are ideal for professional modeling, analysis and calculations. Additional upgrades include the latest professional graphics technology from AMD and Nvidia, Dell Precision Ultra-Speed PCle drives with up to 4x faster performance than traditional SATA SSD storage and up to 1TB of DDR4 memo- ry running at 2400MHz speed. The Dell Precision Tower 5810, 7810 and 7910 Workstations and Rack 7910 are currently available. are currently available.